Drill press



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- DRILL PRESS Filed Jan. 9, 1943 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 -lllilllllllllll 25%/ 2@ z/a Vr El Illu Patented Apr. 20, 1948 vided with an enlarged shoulder 26 which seats Y upon the inner race of the uppermost bearing 28 provided in the upper housing. The lower portion of the drive sleeve is suitably threaded to receive a nut 30 which is advanced sufiiciently to apply pressure against the inner race of the lowermost bearing 32 mounted in the lower housing 20. Between the nut 30 and the bearing 32, there is clamped an outwardly and downwardly skirted deflector 34 designed to prevent the escape of lubricant from the lower housing.

Between the inner race of the lowermost bearing 28 in the upper housing and the hub of the pulley 22 on the one hand, and the inner race of the uppermost bearing 32 in the lower housing and the hub of the pulley 22 on the other hand, spacing sleeves 36 are interposedto restrain the pulley against longitudinal movement with respect to the sleeve. The ends of the upper and lower housings are closed by annular plates 38, 40, 42 and 44, each of which is recessed lto receive an oil retainer i6-and a cup 48 therefor. These plates are fastened with suitable screws 50 threaded into the Walls of the housings. The plates 42 and 44 closing the lower housing are provided with reduced extensions 52 and 54 respectively for engaging the outer races of the bearings to retain them in their proper longitudinal positions. The lower plate 44 is also formed with an inner frustro-conical projection 56 substantially complementing the skirt of the deilector 34 to dene what amounts toa labyrinth.

Centrally received through the bore of the sleeve 24 is a spindle 58 which is constrained to rotate with the sleeve 24 by a key 60 which penetrates the wall of the sleeve 58 to engage the walls of an elongated slot 62 formed in the spindle. The lower end of the spindle carries a chuck 64 for the reception of a drill 66. At the upper end of the spindle there is provided an enlarged head 68 terminating in an arcuate tip 'l0 which provides a bearing surface. A spring 12 is interposed between the head 68- of the spindleand the upper end of the sleeve 24 for biasing the spindle upwardly tending to retract it from the work.

'Ihe feed assembly for depressing the spindle comprises a beamor lever 14 pivotally mounted by means of a shoulder screw '|6, upon an farmi I8 projecting from the support I2. Adjustably carried by one arm of the lever '|4 is a counterweight 80 which can be maintained in position by means of a thumb screw 82. 'Ihe other arm of the lever |14 is tted with a wear plate 84 at an intermediate position, for engagement with the arcuate tip of the spindle head during advancement and retraction of the drill. The wear plate is preferably metal, but of a somewhat softer variety than that constituting thef. tip of the spindle. The lever is actuated through a rod terweight 80 may be eiected by loosening the thumb screw 82, whereupon the handle and lever system can be delicately balanced to permit the operator to combine the senses of sight and touch in performing the precision operations for which the present device is primarily intended. It should be noted that the rod 86 is pivoted to the handle 96 relatively close to its fulcrum, providing a large mechanical advantage, with the result that appreciable movement 'by the hand of the operator produces a relatively small movement of the spindle.

. The indexing assembly carried by the support .|4 is attached to the base I0 by a plurality of bolts |02. The upper portion of the support includes a face plate |04 provided with an angularly calibrated scale |06, which in cooperation 86 which is related thereto by means of a rotatable barrel 88 to which it is fastened by a thumb screw 90 and a lock nut 92. The lower end` of the rod 86 terminates in a bifurcated element 94 whichis pivotally connected with anoperating lever or-handle 96 by means of la shoulder screw 98. .The handle itself is pivoted at oneend byA means of a shoulder screw .|00 to the pivot block respect to the horizontal. The housing is adjustably secured to the face plate by a plurality of bolts ||`2 extending through arcuate slots in the face plate into threaded openings formed in the housing. 'Ihe housing I I0 is provided with a cylindrical bore I|4 which receives Va collet guide II6 rotatable therein to assume predetermined positions vin accordance with the angular spacing of the openings to be drilled. e These positions are established -by means of an indexing plate ||8 bolted to the collet guide .and containing the required number of accurately spaced tapered openings |20 which sequentially receive the complementary tapered end of a detent |22 which is biased towards its seats in the plate by means of a compression spring |24 interposed between the detent and a bearing wall |26 formed at the bottom of a bore |28 provided in the housing to receive the detent and its spring. 'I'he detent is retracted by meansv of a detent pin |30 tom wall of the bore. V|28 to avoid' the effects of. compression and suction duringV movements` of the detent. Centered within the collet. guideI I6 Y for axial movement with respect thereto is' a4 collet |36 designed' to receive Vasp'lit bushing 4|38 to embrace the work |40- whichlias been depicted in the drawings as a Diesel nozzle vthrough which openings ofl avery small diameter are; to be drilled. The opposite end of the collet is internally threaded to receive the threadedsend. of a draw lbar |42, and externally longitudinally kerfed to dene a groove |44. for the-reception of a pin |46 carried by the guide H6'. The operating end of the draw bar |42 is provided .with a hand wheelv |48, through the center ofwhich a, locating rod |50 extends into contact withA thel work to locate it longitudinally. The locatingy rod is threaded to thedraw bar |42v and following an accuratesetting, is locked with respect thereto by a nut |52. y

For lubricating the spindle assembly, the nousing I8 is drilled andtapped vto receive Lanelbow fitting -|54 Vwhich receives anoil cup |56 having a feed adjustmentv |58 for'reg-ulatng the flow of lubricantto the spindle, vbearings and' associated parts.

In operation, the drill isinserted inits chuck 64, therod y86 connecting the handle 96 and lever 14 is adjusted in effective. length -to suit the depth of the openings to be-drilled,l andthe counterweig-ht 'is set to properly Vbalance the o aes-'eiste S feed:` assembly. The* indexing assembly is? ad= justed in inclination to the proper graduation-on the sca-le- |06, the length ofthe locating rod |50 islined withf respect to the'A draw bar for-the first posit-ionassigned to the indexing; plate H8" by the detent |22. Then;` assuming` the'fjawsi of'- the colletto be.: in expanded condition, the. work |40'- embracedr by the' bushing |138-v is' insertedf ini theA work until the opening of desired characteristics*- has ,been formed. The handle is now released and the feed assembly restored' to its elevated positionY by the counterweightf- 80 assisted bythe spring. 12.'.

The detent |22 is then retractedfrom the` tapered opening by moving the detentl pin |30 inftheslot |32 against the.` forceiof the' spring |24`,whereupon the indexing plate is rotated' by means of the-index pins |60 until the riext tapered opening. is presented to the detent, at which point-fthe spring |-2-4 urge'sthe detentinto thef opening' to positionv theworkto receive'. the next'- drillin'g. operation. Thisy procedure is re'- peated until the" requisit of openings has been" drilled, whereuponl the work is replaced by*I a new. worlepiec'e.

Many of the principles of the foregoing embodiment may be incorporated in a semi-.automatic form of the invention depicted in Figs. 5, 6 and 7 of the drawings. In these figures, the base |62 supports a suitably attached post |64, which has an offset portion |66 terminating in a vertical machined upper end |68. Adjustably secured on the upper end |68 is a split clamping collar |10, retained in a selected position by means of a screw |12. A plate |14 carried by the clamping collar in turn supports a stud |16 upon which is adjustably clamped the split end of a sleeve |18 by means of a suitable screw |80. The forward end of the sleeve is provided with an angularly disposed upstanding arm |82, the upper end of which receives a pivot pin |84 for supporting a beam` |86.

One end of the beam is formed with a slot |88 to adjustably receive a depending coupling element |90 held in a selected position in the slot by a knurled thumb screw |92. The coupling element is provided with a plurality of notches |94 for reception of a flexible cable or chain (not shown) whose lower end is fastened through an eye |96 formed on a threaded bolt |98. The Ibolt |98 is threadedly received in a socket 200 whose-lower end is perforated for reception of a pivot pin 202, selectively received in a plurality of apertures 204 formed near the fulcrum of an operating lever 206. At its fulorum, the lever 206 is pivoted by means of a pin 208 to a plate 2|0 which is suitably secured to the base |62. Intermediate the socket 200 and the free end of the operating lever, the lever is provided with two right angular bends to denne a crank 2|2 passing through an opening 2|4 provided in the lower end of a multipart feed bar 2|6.

The lengthi ofv the" feed bar is rendered adjustablo by all@ fllt'lpos'edl lilik 2|8" having OpItZSiiely tfirel'adedv erlds-,n s'o' that when" itsi polygonal body'portici- 220 is' engaged-by a wrench, rota.- ti wi lengthen@ ori shoitethlbai. Lockuts 22T are? I'ovlded torhalntail a desired adjustmerit. At ari-v intermediate portion, the .bar is` bet forwardly; whereupon it res'ulles itsve11'lic'al`V direction; and near' its upper end it is slotted to dlle" lou'si'g'ffor a pawl? 224 which is' pivoted tlieretbyffnearx's of a` pin 226.v Inthev vicinity of' its forwardly bent"portion', the bar is provided withL a? horizontal' seatY 2-2-8 nt'oV whichv is threaded a llri 'pin 230, an adjustedpositionV of which is maintained by' af locknut 232. The upper end of" tli'e limiting pin is received for reciprocating mpi/ement in'fan opening 234 formed in a plate 236 which plate' isl supported from a baseat'- tache 'ivertical dolumn`2-38`" and securedA thereto by nieasofat'split end 240: which is clamped to the columnb'y means of a screw 242. The plate 236 is` slotted't receive a sliding abutment 244L provided witiia downturned operating end' 24s,

between which and the plate, there is interposed aaspring 24|?v normally biasing the abutment towards the left as viewed in Fig; 6 ofthe drawings.' The abutment is provided with an openingv 250 which isnormally misaligned with theopening 234 formed in the plate', and thus the' abutment normallylimits theA upward movementsof vthe feed bar 2|6`. However, when the abutment is moved to the right against the force ofthe spring 24'8, the openings 234 and 250 `b'ecomealigned't'o permit additional upward movement of the li'r'niting` pin-230. The forward end ofthe abutment-is fitted' with anA upstanding pin 252"wh`ich partales ofthe movementof theabutmiit; so that wieit is`vpushed to the right, it engages the head of a button 254 carried by the pawl 224, overcoming the force of a spring 256 to rotate the pawl about its pivot and effect disengagement of the pawl from its ratchet wheel 258.

The ratchet wheel 258 is rotatably carried by a shaft 260 which is supported between a pair of flanges 262 and 264 provided by the plate 236. Also rotatably carried by the shaft 260 and xed with respect to the ratchet wheel, is a cam wheel 266. The periphery of the cam wheel is provided with a plurality of flattened surfaces which serve to limit movement of the beam |86 in one direction, and to positively actuate it in the opposite direction.

At a point between its fulcrum and the cam wheel, the beam is provided with a bearing plate 268 secured thereto by screws 210, which transmits motion to the upper end of a spindle 212. The spindle is keyed to a shaft 214 for rotation therewith, but the spindle may be reciprocated with respect to the shaft by movements of the beam imparted by the operating lever 206. The shaft 214 carries a pulley 216 which is driven by a suitable source of power. The shaft is journaled in spaced bearings 218 and 280 which are mounted in a frame 282 which is adjustably clamped to the column 238 by means of a screw 284. The lower end of the spindle receives a suitable chuck 286 into which the drills are tted.

A support 288 is also adjustably clamped to the column 238 by means of a screw 290 for supporting a work table 292. For precision adjustments of the table height, a micrometer screw 294 is provided, and a locking screw 296 is intended to maintain any setting thus selected.

ratchet wheel rotates, the cam wheel rotates to lift the beam, and the spring 300 surrounding the spindle urges its head upwardly. When it is desired to raise the feed bar 2 l6 above its normal limit, the abutment 244 is shifted until its opening registers with that of the plate 236 and at the same time the pin 252 retracts the pawl from its ratchet Wheel. The operation is accomplished in this manner without disturbing any of the adjustments previously made.

The foregoing illustrations should not be construed as limiting the present invention beyond the scope of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A drill press comprising a work support and a tool spindle, one end of said spindle carrying a chuck for reception of a tool and the other end of said spindle providing a bearing surface, a pivoted beam mounted adjacent said spindle and having an intermediate portion adapted for engagement with said bearing surface for feeding the tool towards said Work support,l an operating lever connected to said beam at one side of its pivot, said operating lever being pivoted so as to provide a large mechanical advantage for advancing said spindle, cam means for re- 8" tracting said beam, and means for balancing said beam. f

2. A drill press comprising a work support and a tool spindle, one end of said spindle carrying a chuck for Vreception of a tool and the'other" end of said spindle providing arbearing surface;

a pivoted beam mounted adjacent-said spindle and having an intermediate portion adapted for engagement with said bearing surface for feeding the tool towards said work support, an operating lever connected to said beam at onev side of its pivot, said operating lever being pivoted so as to provide a large mechanical advantage for advancing said spindle, ratchet actuated cam means for retracting said beam, and means for balancing said beam. Y

JOHN A. CUPLER.`

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